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Martyn Read

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1944-11-11
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Biography

Martyn Read was a British actor, known for The Sweeney (1974), The Darling Buds of May (1991) and Juggernaut (1974).

Known For & Full Filmography20 Titles

#1Doctor Who

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes • as Security Guard

7.9 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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#2Minder

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes • as Policeman

7.2 / 10
ComedyDramaAction & Adventure

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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#3The Sweeney

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as DC Jimmy Thorpe

8.1 / 10
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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#4Blake's 7

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes • as Nagu

7.3 / 10
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

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#5Rumpole of the Bailey

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as Supt. Rodney

7.1 / 10
DramaComedyCrime

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.

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#6The Chief

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Chief Supt. Derry

7.0 / 10
Drama

The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.

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#7The House of Eliott

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Barney Kemp

6.6 / 10
Drama

Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.

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#8The Darling Buds of May

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Sergeant Wilson

7.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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#9The Darling Buds of May

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Sgt. Wilson

7.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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#10The Darling Buds of May

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Martyn Read

7.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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#11The Darling Buds of May

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Sgt Wilson

7.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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#12Target

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes • as Police Sergeant

7.0 / 10
DramaCrime

A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.

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#13Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Hugo McLean

7.5 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

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#14Chandler & Co

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes • as Gordon Breaker

8.0 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

Chandler and Co is a British television programme written by Paula Milne and produced by Ann Skinner for the BBC. Aired with two series from 1994 to 1995, it follows private detective Elly Chandler, alongside her sister-in-law Dee Tate. In the second series, Tate is replaced by Kate Phillips, a former client turned employee.

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#15Juggernaut

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Kelsey

6.3 / 10
ThrillerAction

A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship. Inspired by real events.

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#16Dracula

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Coastguard

6.3 / 10
DramaHorrorTV Movie

Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

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#17The Miracle Maker

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as (voice)

6.1 / 10
AnimationFamilyDrama

A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the sacrifices he endured for the deliverance of mankind. A compelling story of faith, trust, and devotion.

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#18Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Timothy Bryant (as Martin Read)

7.0 / 10
TV MovieHorrorThriller

After two of her roommates disappear while out for a job interview, a woman answers a want ad for the same job.

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#19The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as X-Ray Scanner

7.0 / 10
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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#20Beyond Reason

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Desmond Squire

8.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier. Susan Christie and Duncan McAllister have an affair, but Duncan ends the relationship when he's posted to Germany. Three days later, Susan and Duncan's wife, Penny, go for a walk in the woods in Northern Ireland. Fifteen minutes later, Penny is dead and Susan claims they were attacked by an unknown man.

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